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Cost to license unspayed dogs in Abbotsford will increase

Fraser Valley Regional District hiking fees for animals that aren’t spayed or neutered
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The cost to licence unspayed dogs in the Fraser Valley Regional District is increasing. File photo

The cost to license a dog that isn’t spayed or neutered is going up.

It will now cost $70 to obtain a licence for an “unaltered” dog. The Fraser Valley Regional District’s board approved the hike last week. Unaltered licences had cost $56 in Abbotsford and Mission, and $50 in Kent and Harrison. Chilliwack had already charged $70 for such dogs.

Licences for spayed and neutered dogs will rise only in Chilliwack, increasing from $15 to $20. The cost was already $20 in Kent and Harrison, while Abbotsford and Mission residents will continue paying $28.

Licence fees are due before Jan. 1 and a six-week grace period that had previously been offered will no longer be available.

Abbotsford Coun. Patricia Ross, who is vice-chair of the FVRD board of directors, said the aim is to encourage owners to spay and neuter their animals while bringing fees closer to alignment across the region.